“The Press” In 1865
May 26 THE WEST COAST ROAD.—We have been favoured by the sight of a letter from Mr. Blake to the Secretary for Public Works, in which that gentleman states that a road can be taken down the south bank of the Teramakau from the Otira to where it will strike to the southward for the Waimea, Arahura and Hokitika. The cost will be comparatively light, and the river -will not be crossed at all. The whole of the danger of the Teramakau will thus be avoided.
Mr. Blake has put the work in hand at once. The great obstacle to a postal service and gold export will thus be removed, and in a few weeks we shall be able to ride to the West Coast without difficulty. We have been requested by the Ball Committee to ask for the attendance of a few of the Volunteers at the Town Hall this evening, at four o’clock, to help in replacing the platform for the concert, to take place tonight, and to remove the arms, &c, which were used as decorations at the ball.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30760, 26 May 1965, Page 16
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